A few days after buying the scanner from QXL, they put 10 up for auction. I could have bought one for £51 saving almost £40. QXL didn't even have a reserve price for the 10 scanners. Bummer!

Via The Register

Overclockers are getting excited about one of the coolest custom cases it has seen. They reckon it looks like a nuclear bomb with its big turbine fan in a cylindrical container.

See I had a large fan but no case sooo...

One of my students - Scott - knew I'd interested in how the Amiga DE byte code is translated to target CPUs (x86, PowerPC, M Core, ARM, StrongARM, MIPS R3000, R4000, R5000, SH 3, SH4, and NEC V850 processors) at load time. From developerWorks : Linux : The new Amiga -- VP assembly code demo

...provides an in-depth introduction to the Amiga's revolutionary VP (virtual processor) assembly code, the heart of the new Amiga's Digital Environment. By the end of the article you'll have a good understanding of how VP works, not to mention how darn cool it is!

XML.com - XML Protocol Technology Reference

This article gives an overview and essential information about the most important technologies and initiatives in the XML protocol area. Most of these technologies are being developed under the auspices of either a multi-vendor consortium or standards body.

The Register: M$ charges students who don't use its software

A US university has outraged its student rag by trying to charge $20 for Microsoft software access - even if students don't use it.